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Fusion Poke is coming soon to the former Hotch

February 12, 2018

Though news has been floating around since last December that a new poke place is coming to the building formerly occupied by Hotch, 1813 E. Kenilworth Pl., a few hot-pink, hand-drawn signs in the windows are m...

Crank up Moon Rats’ chrome-plated “Ride Or Die”

Matt Wild

February 12, 2018

Blasting down the highway on a smoke-spewing chopper. Thwarting the forces of evil by wielding an epic motor sword. Legend Of Zelda and Spaceballs references. Riffs upon riffs. They're all par for the course fo...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Feb. 4-10)

Matt Wild

February 12, 2018

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining," like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

Jens Lekman brings whimsy, melancholy, brilliance to The Back Room @ Colectivo

Tommy Ciaccio

February 10, 2018

In a funny way, it’s hard to imagine a more picturesque narration of a day in the dumb, erratic year that 2018 has already been. If it is to begin with the one-two punch of an hour-long government shutdown (the...

Once un-Herd of, there’s a fun new pro hoops team in Oshkosh

Nick Olig

February 9, 2018

Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh was packed with Wisconsin Herd fans at a nearly full capacity on Saturday, February 3. A daylong snowstorm caused a few patches of empty seats, but the rest of us were treated ...

214 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Leff’s Lucky Town

Caleb Westphal

February 9, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. It's all going to end. Maybe not this week, or the next week, but eventually it will end. Even i...

Stream No No Yeah Okay’s long-awaited sophomore EP, ‘Cabal’

Tyler Maas

February 9, 2018

No No Yeah Okay formed in 2014 and quickly endeared Milwaukee to its indie-leaning electronic style by way of 2015's Dual, which garnered its fair share of local airplay, streams in the hundreds of thousands, a...

It’s a snow day, and that infernal FOX6 Snow Stick is just loving it

Matt Wild

February 9, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Hey! It snowed a bunch last night! It's still kind of snowing now! It's an ho...

7 pre-World War II ads from Milwaukee companies (and the stories behind them)

Catherine Jozwik

February 8, 2018

Today, it seems like the Geico gecko is the height of clever advertising campaigns. While some ads and commercials are arguably comical and memorable today, gone are the days when ads appeared solely on the bac...

Read a Milwaukee speedskater’s heart-wrenching response to missing the 2018 Winter Olympics

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 8, 2018

Though she currently resides in Salt Lake City, Sugar Todd grew up in Milwaukee, where she did the majority of her training. The speedskater competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The following piec...

Surgeons In Heat announce new album, release new single, “Why’d You Start?”

Matt Wild

February 8, 2018

It seems that every Surgeons In Heat album is a comeback album. Maybe it's the three-year gap between projects, beginning with 2012's self-titled bleary-eyed dance party and culminating in 2015's hyperactive Di...

Bill Murray and cellist Jan Vogler are coming to Riverside Theater in April

Matt Wild

February 8, 2018

Okay, this is pretty great: On Tuesday, April 17, the one and only Bill Murray (yep, Bill Groundhog-Day, Ghostbustin'-ass Murray) and German cellist Jan Vogler (along with violinist Mira Wang and pianist Vaness...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Real Chili remains the city’s great comfort food

Matt Wild

February 7, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

20 ways to celebrate and/or avoid Valentine’s Day

Tyler Maas

February 7, 2018

Some of you are in a serious relationship, or at least involved in a budding romance. Others are happily (or perhaps miserably) single. No matter where your love life lands, the same thing holds abundantly true...

Experience Mitten Fest 2018 in 15 seconds

Josh Hoppert

February 7, 2018

Did you happen to see the little black box mounted to the top of a beer station at Mitten Fest on Saturday? Surprise! That was a time lapse camera. With a lot of help from the wonderful Fest set-up crew, we ...

Johanna Rose and friends reimagine the relevance of Woody Guthrie with GuthrieUNCOVERED

Matt Wild

February 6, 2018

"I chose to 'uncover' Woody Guthrie because I felt his music was particularly relevant given today's political climate." So says Johanna Rose, curator of GuthrieUNCOVERED, coming to Turner Hall Ballroom Frid...

Soup for you: 6 Milwaukee soup stops to warm your body and soul

Catherine Jozwik

February 6, 2018

A hearty bowl of soup can be restorative, comforting, and tasty—and, with a thick slice of bread, a nourishing meal. Milwaukee, with its frigid temperatures and foggy days, is host to many places to enjoy a ste...

Buckle up and stream Slow Walker’s new single, “Ride”

Tyler Maas

February 6, 2018

We've said it before, but it still holds true: There's nothing slow about Slow Walker. Since the band's 2011 start, they've averaged one album or EP per year. Their continually-expanding catalog is full of fast...

In sickness and in health: Mike IX Williams reflects on 30 years of Eyehategod

Dan Agacki

February 6, 2018

With 2018 in full swing, New Orleans band Eyehategod are celebrating 30 years of bashing out sludgy metal-tinged hardcore. "We're definitely outcasts, but we always have been," vocalist Mike IX Williams says. I...

Relive Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2018 with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 5, 2018

For the sixth consecutive year, Burnhearts curated a winning wintry mix of live music, rare and delicious craft beer, tasty food and barrel-aged cocktails, locally-made wares, and charity that all came together...

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